Reagan Doctrine
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The Reagan Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy strategy in the 1980s that aimed to roll back Soviet influence by providing support to anti-communist resistance movements around the world.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reagan Doctrine canonical | 7 |
| Reagan administration foreign policy | 3 |
| NSDD-75 U.S. Relations with the USSR | 1 |
| Reagan Corollary to the Carter Doctrine | 1 |
| Reagan Doctrine-era interventions | 1 |
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Target entity: Reagan Doctrine Context triple: [Reagan–Gorbachev summits, relatedDoctrine, Reagan Doctrine]
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Eisenhower Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a U.S. Cold War policy announced in 1957 that pledged American economic and military assistance to Middle Eastern countries resisting armed aggression or communist influence.
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Reaganomics
Reaganomics is the conservative, supply-side economic program of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, emphasizing tax cuts, deregulation, reduced social spending, and tight monetary policy to curb inflation and stimulate growth.
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Ostpolitik
Ostpolitik was West Germany’s Cold War policy of improving relations and easing tensions with Eastern Bloc countries, particularly East Germany and the Soviet Union, through dialogue and cooperation.
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Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy announced in 1947 that committed the United States to providing political, military, and economic assistance to countries threatened by communism, marking the start of the Cold War containment strategy.
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E.
Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative was a controversial Cold War-era U.S. missile defense program proposed in the 1980s that aimed to develop space- and ground-based systems to protect against nuclear ballistic missile attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Reagan Doctrine Target entity description: The Reagan Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy strategy in the 1980s that aimed to roll back Soviet influence by providing support to anti-communist resistance movements around the world.
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A.
Eisenhower Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a U.S. Cold War policy announced in 1957 that pledged American economic and military assistance to Middle Eastern countries resisting armed aggression or communist influence.
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B.
Reaganomics
Reaganomics is the conservative, supply-side economic program of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, emphasizing tax cuts, deregulation, reduced social spending, and tight monetary policy to curb inflation and stimulate growth.
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C.
Ostpolitik
Ostpolitik was West Germany’s Cold War policy of improving relations and easing tensions with Eastern Bloc countries, particularly East Germany and the Soviet Union, through dialogue and cooperation.
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D.
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy announced in 1947 that committed the United States to providing political, military, and economic assistance to countries threatened by communism, marking the start of the Cold War containment strategy.
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E.
Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative was a controversial Cold War-era U.S. missile defense program proposed in the 1980s that aimed to develop space- and ground-based systems to protect against nuclear ballistic missile attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States foreign policy
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foreign policy doctrine ⓘ |
| aims |
rollback of Soviet influence
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support of anti-communist movements ⓘ undermining Soviet-backed governments ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Angola ⓘ Cambodia ⓘ Chad ⓘ El Salvador ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Grenada ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Poland ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appliesToPoliticalIdeology |
anti-communism
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New Right ⓘ
surface form:
neoconservatism
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | policy of supporting freedom fighters against Soviet-backed regimes ⓘ |
| describedBySource | National Security Decision Directives of the Reagan administration ⓘ |
| endTime | 1989 ⓘ |
| facetOf |
Reagan Doctrine
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Reagan administration foreign policy
Second Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Bush foreign policy toward post-Cold War world ⓘ |
| follows |
Carter Doctrine
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Nixon Doctrine ⓘ containment policy ⓘ |
| hasCause |
U.S. desire to move from containment to rollback
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perception of Soviet expansionism ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Iran–Contra affair
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controversy over human rights abuses by U.S.-backed groups ⓘ escalation of proxy conflicts ⓘ increased U.S. covert operations ⓘ pressure on Soviet Union’s global commitments ⓘ support for Afghan mujahideen ⓘ support for Khmer resistance factions in Cambodia ⓘ support for Nicaraguan Contras ⓘ support for UNITA in Angola ⓘ |
| hasPart |
covert assistance to resistance movements
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overt military and economic aid ⓘ support for anti-communist insurgencies ⓘ |
| inception | 1980s ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War
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United States–Soviet Union relations ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–United States relations
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| namedAfter | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Soviet Union
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U.S. Congress members critical of covert wars ⓘ human rights organizations ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Cold War strategy ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Caspar Weinberger
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Elliott Abrams ⓘ George P. Shultz ⓘ Jeane Kirkpatrick ⓘ Ronald Reagan ⓘ William J. Casey ⓘ |
| startTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| statedIn |
Ronald Reagan’s 1985 State of the Union Address
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Ronald Reagan’s March 1983 speech to the National Association of Evangelicals ⓘ |
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Subject: Reagan Doctrine Description of subject: The Reagan Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy strategy in the 1980s that aimed to roll back Soviet influence by providing support to anti-communist resistance movements around the world.
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